"It is good to have a reminder of death before us, for it helps us to understand the impermanence of life on this earth, and this understanding may aid us in preparing for our own death. He who is well prepared is he who knows that he is nothing compared with Wakan-Tanka, who is everything; then he knows that world which is real."

-- Black Elk

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“Every barrel of oil that comes out of those sands in Canada is a barrel of oil that we don't have to buy from a foreign source.”

Source : "What Moves Republican Crowds in Iowa" by Michael D. Shear, thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com. December 28, 2011.
“You cannot not communicate.”
“I do see myself as aiming to foment some kind of revolution.”
“If you don't ask for the best, you don't get it.”
“I was a very good cook, and I knew I could build a business.”
“For me, being Ryan Lochte is fun.”
“If your opponent is at a distance, kick him in the groin. If he gets close, poke him in the eyes, bring up your knee, pop him with an elbow, dig a corkscrew punch to his stomach.”
“Apocalyptic expectations ran riot in 1917, and had a major influence on Allied policies towards Palestine and the Jewish people. The propaganda of all nations was amazingly religious and apocalyptic - ghosts and visions, crucifixions and sacrifice, crusaders and holy warriors.”

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